Remember what you were like at age 22? Hold that thought. Now, remember what the 2008 presidential race was like in Nevada before then-Senator Barack Obama won the nomination? Okay, so hold on to both of those memories. Now, imagine if you can that you just graduated from college and your very first job is recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteers in 225 precincts for Nevada's hotly contested 2208 Presidential Caucus. Can't see yourself there? Most people probably can't. Unless they happen to be Rebecca Maxie.

Fast forward four years. Today at age 26, Rebecca is the newly elected president of the Women's Democratic Club of Clark County*. Former club presidents include the honorable Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, former Nevada Assemblywoman and Clark County Commissioner Myrna Williams and former Nevada State Democratic Party Chairwoman Adriana Martinez, just to name a few. Like her esteemed predecessors, Rebecca was involved in state politics for many years before being elected president of the club - it's just that she did it a little earlier, okay, a lot earlier than most.

Rebecca is the face of Nevada's up and coming young Democrat. A third generation Las Vegan, she obtained her bachelor of arts in political science from the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA). She returned to Las Vegas in 2007 and hasn't stopped for air since. She is a 2010 graduate of Emerge Nevada and the 2009 Global Leadership Summit. She has volunteered hundreds of hours for numerous local, state and national campaigns and served in various capacities for the Clark County Democratic Party and other local clubs/caucuses.

Oh, one more thing. In her professional life, she is Vice-President of Organized Karma, one of Nevada's premiere political consulting firms.

Congratulations to Rebecca on being this week's Blue Nevadan. Thank you for your leadership and for being an exemplary role model for young Democrats!